Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 500

State of Kuwait · Pleadings — Part Two · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

An action for the validity and enforceability of a sale contract. An action for title in its ultimate outcome. Reason therefor. Upon registration of the judgment rendered therein, it results in the claimant’s entitlement to ownership of the real property constituting its subject matter. Contracting under the provisions of the Majalla of Judicial Rules. Its effect. The excuse recognized in relation to the lapse of time barring the hearing of the action concerns the plaintiff, not the defendant.
Arabic original
دعوى صحة ونفاذ عقد بيع. دعوى استحقاق مآلاً. علة ذلك. أنها تؤول عند تسجيل الحكم الصادر فيها إلى استحقاق رافعها لملكية العقار موضوعها. التعاقد الذي تم في ظل أحكام مجلة الأحكام العدلية. أثره. أن العذر المعتبر في مرور الزمان المانع من سماعها يتعلق بالمدعى وليس المدعى عليه.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ٧١/٢٠٠١ مدني جلسة ٣١/١٢/٢٠٠١ مج القسم الرابع المجلد الثالث ص٢٠٤)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Pleadings — Part Two — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 101. PDF pages: 98.

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